Cossetta's Italian Market is a must - it became "famous" for the first floor fast casual pizza, pastas, and salads, but they have also added Louis which is their finer dining restaurant. Cossetta's is a great option for Friday dinner before welcome drinks or Saturday lunch. It does get busy so plan for that.
A favorite! Summit Avenue is home to the longest stretch of Victorian-era homes in the United States. If you can't make the formal walking tour, it is still definitely worth a walk around on your own.
Beautiful falls right in the middle of the city
A beautiful Big Ten campus (and alma mater of many Fuginas over the decades - Go Gophers!)
Shops, food, and brews in an 1855 brewery.
We haven't been yet. but it's new and all the rage for breakfast/brunch. Make a reservation if you can!
Explore upstairs and downstairs life in Minnesota's Downton Abbey — a 36,000-square-foot mansion built for railroad titan James J. Hill.
Three separate lakes (Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and Lake Harriet) all surrounded by pedestrian paths.
For the civic minded!